The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-24

Italian had been quickest and TFuckes
Dan. ieaping from the door. dropped
lifeless upon the body of his compan-
lon. his own bullet blowing = furrow
In the face Of the counter.
AT once Frenchy. accompanied by
the jew, Landsburg. went down 10 the
large log structure which served the
purpose % jail. court-house and public
hall. and gave himself into custody.
II has been remarked BY those familiar
with frontier and mining towns. that
when quarrels therein end fatally the
victims appear to have little sympathy
given them This i probably because
they many times do not deserve any.
Such brawls being generally among
gamblers. or others who are despisers
Of peaceful controversy. the bulk Of
orderly people are apt TO think them
well gotten rid o. There being. too.
for the most part. no kinship or any
thing save present profit or convent
ence 70 bind men together. even when
one meets fate be did not deserve.
lis acquaintance are seldom disposed
to press the punishment Of his slayer.
Either ''he hadn't nerve" or was ''out
Of luck" and 50 the matter ends
| No one. therefore, was surprised
when, Immediately a. the news d
what had happened spread. there was a
reyulsion Of feeling in regard TO the
survivor Of the ARRAY, % that coro
ner's jury. two days afterward. upor
the Jews testimony. acquitted
Frenchy on the ground Of justifiabls
homicide. As probably would have beer
done any where else.
| The first thing he heard. after re
gaining his liberty. was that Galen'
Canyon no longer cont aimed the witch
ing Portuguese She had left on tn
day after the shooting with her mothe
; for Salt Lake. when it was said the.
took passage for san Francisco. Moth
ing could be obtained from the girl
father who. with his other children
continued to inhabit their dwelling n
before Whether her fatal gift Q
; beauty was feared. by that front;e
Helen. and likely TO excite further strii
I among the hot-blooded spirits Of n
canyon. or whether some absent love
was in danger Of being supPlanted y
: the Italian, no one ever knew, but Gel
: tain it is from that time she was see
z there no more.
!. Just before winter began. as az
r scribed at the opening Of tiie stor.
the Guinea excitement ran higher tina
r ever. 50 that party was organized
4 put out for the new country Anon
! others. having made some arrang
Z ment with his partner. was French.
4 He came 10 our camp late one nigh
n and. with tears in his eyes. babe !
> goodbye The next morning the par
E left for Ogden Junction. from whens
: they came east and engaged passa:
upon bark. in one Of the Atlant
e ports. for Cayenne. Soon after l al
4 left the mines and heard nothing mo
: Of the expedition. Some three yea
le later / met a man in New York who
ii knew in the canyon. and from hi
a. learned that about year after the a
q venturers left. they began. one or q
II At time. to be seen IN the Utah mine
r. Some half Of the number thus return
a with stories Of disappointment and
le credible hardships endured The OF
le er half had fallen victims 10 the china
r or to fatigue Myinformant could n
IN remember the names of all who W.
h. left behind. but believed there was 0
Il among them who was called Frenci
to A. H. II.